Hybrid Senior Navigation Systems V&V Lead

Brighter Signals; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation, 120 hours/year

Sick time, 40 hours/year

Holiday pay

Work, Personal and Family Time

Parental Leave

Bereavement Leave

Caregiver Leave

Volunteer Leave

Military Spouse Time-Off

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Massachusetts is seeking a Navigation Systems Verification & Validation Engineering Manager for a hybrid role based in Raynham or Boston. You will lead a team of V&V and integration engineers to ensure navigation systems meet system and subsystem requirements, with strong regulatory focus and cross‑functional collaboration.

Responsibilities include planning, executing, and documenting V&V activities, maintaining test labs, and coordinating with systems, hardware, software,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in biomedical engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in V&V engineering within the medical device industry.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and product development lifecycle.
• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama, Polarion).
• Familiarity with test automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB).
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Verification & Validation and Integration Engineers to ensure navigation systems meet all defined subsystem‑ and system‑level requirements.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, hardware, and software teams to ensure requirements are clearly defined and fully traceable.
• Define minimum testable requirements following design or requirement changes with a risk‑based approach.
• Develop and execute comprehensive V&V strategies and master system test plans for complex medical devices.
• Prepare and deliver system‑level V&V documentation, including summary reports and verification results.
• Reviewing and approving sub‑system verification deliverables to ensure alignment with overall system requirements.
• Design, validate, and implement test methods, including manual and automated setups.
• Coordinate with external test facilities to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Maintain navigation systems test lab facilities and calibration.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (FDA 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, IEC 60601, ISO 14971).
• Support design transfer and product launch activities including complaints investigations.
• Investigate and document non-conformances and drive corrective actions.
• Interface with regulatory, quality, and manufacturing teams to support audits.

Skills

Systems engineering principles

Product development lifecycle

Technical writing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Biomedical Engineering or related

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Polarion

Python

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Job description

Johnson & Johnson in Massachusetts is seeking a Navigation Systems Verification & Validation Engineering Manager for a hybrid role based in Raynham or Boston. You will lead a team of V&V and integration engineers to ensure navigation systems meet system and subsystem requirements, with strong regulatory focus and cross‑functional collaboration.

Responsibilities include planning, executing, and documenting V&V activities, maintaining test labs, and coordinating with systems, hardware, software,